Simon's March Card Kit Tweet Friend

I couldn't resist the March Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp. Here are my first 3 cards using the wonderful elements inside!

First I played with the darling stamp set - so many cute birds and sentiments!

supplies: white and Surf Blue cardstock, Tweet Friend stamp set, Blossom Field embossing folder, Spellbinders Perfect Touch rectangle die, adhesive foam squares

Besides the 2 flowering branches in this set, there are 3 separate and different flowers (and a leaf, too, if you need an extra one), which I  stamped twice each, then used them to add to the branches for a place to pop up my birds.  I popped 2 of them up also amidst the flowers on the branches, and added some tiny pink gems to some of the flowers.  I wanted more color, so I put my panel onto an embossed Surf Blue one.  Isn't that baby bird in its nest adorable?  The sentiment is also part of the kit, just 1 of 5 large ones, not to mention bunches of smaller ones to go with them.

I'm always drawn to printed papers, and in this kit we have some from Paper Rose called Flower Shoppe.  One of the papers has 11 little scenes that can be cut apart and used.  I decided to make them my focal point for my next 2 cards.

supplies: white and black cardstock, Paper Rose Flower Shoppe design papers, Four Seasons Spring die, stamped sentiment from Tweet Friend stamps, Pink and Main (retired) Postage dies, adhesive foam squares

The pretty tone-on-tone paper is also from the papers in the kit.  And I was happy to see that the Four Seasons dies are still available!

Here's another, a 4 1/4" square card this time, and I used one of the Pretty Bows that is in the kit.

supplies: white and Cornflower cardstock, Paper Rose Flower Shoppe design papers, (bottles and blue stripe), sentiment from Tweet Friend stamps, a Pretty Bow die, MFT (retired) Stitched Mini Scallop Square Stax dies 

As you can see, there are so many ways to go with this kit.  I haven't even touched the embossing folder yet!  For more ideas, don't forget to look in Simon's gallery HERE.  The kit is sold out, but many of the elements in it are still available.

Thanks for stopping by!

Oh Joyful Day Card Kit

 Here's a pretty Christmas card kit from Spellbinders?  It's called Oh Joyful Day by Rosie's Studio.  I made 4 cards so far using the supplies in the kit.

I really like the soft pinks and mints that are included, along with the traditional Christmas colors. The card kit includes a pack of 6" patterned papers, another of chipboard embellishments, some button embellishments, and a pack of clear stickers.  I also asked for the Diecut Ephemera package and the Puffy Stickers pack, which are sold separately.

supplies: white card base, Rosie's Studio Oh Joyful Day kit, Oh Joyful Day Diecut Ephemera pack, adhesive foam square

I also ordered a package of puffy stickers, sold separately.  Here you can see them as my sentiment and the snowflake circles.

supplies: white cardstock, Rosie's Studio Oh Joyful Day kit, Oh Joyful Day Diecut Ephemera pack, Oh Joyful Day Puffy Stickers, adhesive foam squares

On this third card, I used one of the buttons included in the kit; it reads "JOY".  And since there are touches of gold foiling on some of the ephemera, I used one of the clear stickers as my sentiment; it's also foiled in gold.

supplies: white cardstock, Oh Joyful Day kit, Oh Joyful Day Ephemera pack

My final card made use of the chipboard stickers included in the kit.

supplies: white cardstock base, Oh Joyful Day kit, Ephemera pack

As you can see, there are tons of ways to mix and match all the elements you'll get in this kit. All you need are some blank cards to create on!  I find these kits to be invaluable when I need a card in a hurry!

Bayfair by Rosie's Studio Card Kit

Here's a new Card Kit from Spellbinders from the Bayfair Collection!  I really enjoyed playing with the patterned papers, ephemera, and chipboard embellishments - there's even a set of buttons to match!  I also received Spellbinders new Guillotine Paper Trimmer, and used it to make all of these cards - it cuts like butter!

Here are three cards I made with the papers and ephemera, and a 4th card using the flower dies in this collection.

supplies: white and burgundy cardstock, Bayfair 6" Designer paper, large floral Ephemera Diecut, and Chipboard sentiment strip, Hemstitch Rectangle die

On this 2nd card I used 2 identical pieces of ephemera to form a wreath which I popped above the pretty floral background, then added a foiled gold chipboard sentiment.  I also added 2 small gold-foiled flowers in the centers of 2 of the wreath flowers to add some more gold foiling.

supplies: card base, pink Bayfair Designer paper, 2 Ephemera diecuts, Chipboard sentiment, adhesive foam squares

The collection also has some blue items, which I used for my 3rd card.  Since the main motif is on the small side, I cut down my card base to 4 1/4" X 5".  The banner reads "live laugh love" in gold foiling.

supplies: white cardstock, blue Bayfair Designer Paper, blue gingham Chipboard rectangle and sentiment banner, 2 blue butterfly Ephemera

This collection also includes a floral die set called Floral Spray, which I paired with another of the Designer Papers for my final card.  I also added one of the Bayfair buttons to the center of one of the flowers.

supplies: peach to brick, 2 greens, black cardstock, Bayfair Designer Paper, Floral Spray, Bayfair button, Curved Everyday Sentiments glimmer plate/die, gold glimmer foil

I love this script designer paper from the pad, so I paired it with just a few of the flowers that are included in the Floral Spray die set - this one has lots of possibilities for layering, too!

Hope I've inspired you to give this Bayfair Collection a look!  

Before I go, I wanted to make sure you've seen the amazing sale going on over at Spellbinders, with savings of up to 50% off on a really large inventory of products!  Click HERE to see what you can't live without!  The sale continues through May 30 at midnight Eastern time.

Thanks for stopping by!

Nutcracker Sweet

Here are my card samples using the newly released Nutcracker Sweet Collection from Spellbinders. 

The paper pad has some lovely designs, and that's where I started for both my cards today, then adding ephemera to match.

supplies: red, green, and white cardstock, holly design from Nutcracker Ballet paper pad, ephemera (sentiment, sprigs, and bow) from Nutcracker Ballet Printed Die Cuts pack, adhesive foam to lift central motif

supplies: white cardstock, background paper from Nutcracker Ballet paper pad, ephemera (florals, bow, and sentiment banner) from Nutcracker Ballet Printed Die Cuts pack, adhesive foam to lift sentiment banner

It's so unusual to see this lovely shade of blue being featured, especially at Christmas, so I had to make a card with these lovely elements. I formed them into a wreath, then just added a bow and the sentiment.

There is also a Chipboard Sticker pack available, but I didn't use that this time.  These bundles really help at Christmas time when we need to produce in quantity quickly!  

Hope I've inspired you to give this collection a closer look.  

Spellbinders Make It Merry Limited Edition Holiday Cardmaking Kit!!

Today I have 5 cards that I made using the supplies in the Make it Merry Cardmaking kit from Spellbinders.  This kit contains everything you will need to make lots and lots of cards for Christmas, even adhesive, envelopes, and card blanks in 2 sizes, not to mention a pad of printed papers, matching cardstock, including gold and silver metallic, and lots of ephemera to mix and match.  This kit has gold metallic accents and there are 2 each of the ephemera pieces.

Here are my cards. 

supplies: Make It Merry Cardmaking kit, and an add-on set of ephemera called Make it Merry Florals

supplies: Make it Merry Card Kit, and Make it Merry Florals add-on ephemera

Playing with a kit like this that has everything coordinated is almost like making little quilts, just a matter of choosing what appeals to you and then building around it with papers and a sentiment.  Which is your favorite?  Mine is that sweet little fawn done in pastels.  

Here's a picture of the kit.

There are also some more add-ons: an embossing folder, and 2 sets of dies, that will coordinate with this kit.  I'll be back soon to show you what I did with those.  

Postage Edge Shapes

 Becca Feeken has a new release which launched earlier this week.  I have been looking for some postage-edge dies for a long time, so I was thrilled to be able to get these to play with!

The set consists of 4 different sizes of rectangular postage frames, plus 4 more dies with pinpoint details, a total of 8 dies altogether.

For my first card, I paired the rectangles with some fall motifs, also by Becca.  

supplies: Cream, Audrey Blue, and Burnt Orange cardstock, Postage Edge Rectangle dies, Fall Label Motif dies, Sugar Pea Fall Fox sentiment

Here I used 2 of the pinpoint dies with 2 of the postage edge ones.

Next, I used the largest rectangle and paired it with the next-to-smallest postage edge die and some supplies from the Santa Lane Christmas kit.

supplies: Becca Feeken Postage Edge Rectangle dies, red cardstock, floral panel and green plank papers, and puffy stickers (sentiment and gold snowflakes) from Santa Lane Christmas kit

These dies were released also in squares, slimlines, circles, and ovals, if rectangles aren't your thing.  

Thanks for your visit today.  It's Friday again - enjoy your weekend!

Christmas Flea Market Finds

 Spellbinders sent me a pad of paper and some ephemera packs from the new Cathe Holden Christmas Flea Market Finds release!  Here are my cards - these were so fun to make!

supplies: cream cardstock, red patterned paper from Home for the Holidays paper pad, ephemera from Jingle Bells and Christmas Pines packs, adhesive foam squares, my own wood button

I started with a cream card base and an old Spellbinders label die, and just layered ephemera on top, then put the whole thing onto one of the new papers.  The bird was popped up a bit from everything else.

My next 2 cards are much simpler in design.

supplies: white and metallic gold cardstock, teal patterned paper from Home for the Holidays paper pad, stocking and jingle bell ephemera from Jingle Bells and Christmas Pines packs, Mix & Match Holiday Greetings dies, Essential Glimmer Rectangle plate, gold glimmer foil, natural twine

I added some metallic gold accents with my dotted glimmer rectangle, mat and sentiment, and popped up one of the jingle bell ephemera, along with a twine bow.

My final card uses 2 more papers from the pad - I fussy-cut this lovely bunch of red flowers, added it to a plaid background, and then finished with another Mix & Match Greetings sentiment  and some gold sequins in the center of 3 of the flowers.

supplies: cream cardstock, plaid and red floral papers from Home for the Holidays pad, Mix & Match Greetings dies, gold sequins

Many thanks  to Spellbinders for sharing these lovely products with me.  If these interest you, be sure to check out the rest of Cathe's release HERE.  The rich colors in her designs make it a real standout!

Santa Lane Christmas Kit

 Hello!  Today I have a bunch of cards that I made using Spellbinders Santa Lane Mega Christmas Kit.  This kit is full of beautiful papers, ephemera, cardstock, prefolded cards in 2 sizes, envelopes, a sweet stamp set, and dies - in short, everything you need to make Christmas cards, even adhesives!.  

Today's first 5 cards are made from the papers, ephemera,  puffy stickers, and various embellishments.  I'm not going to list supplies as I usually do - just know that everything you see (except for the rectangle and circle dies) comes from the kit - it was so fun to put these together, and I have LOADS more supplies yet to play with!

This next card shows you the adorable Santa made from the dies in this kit.  Also included with him are dies for a sled, a snowman, gifts, and Santa's bag, but I'll use them another time. 

And finally, I wanted to show you some of the stamps in the stamp set in this kit.  It is mostly sentiments, along with this darling little deer, plus some snowflakes and stars.

As you can see, you can make elegant cards right through to clean and simple ones, and it contains something for everyone's taste!  This kit is a Limited Edition, so don't wait too long if you want it.  

Beauty is Everywhere

 Happy Friday!  I've got 4 cards today using the supplies in the December Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month.  The Kit is called Beauty is Everywhere, and it lives up to its name!

As I've done before, I used ONLY the supplies inside the kit for all of my cards.

supplies: card base, brick patterned paper, script polaroid frame, butterfly and sentiment embellishments, flower and leaf dies

supplies: card base, script patterned paper, lace embellishment, rose die-cut, pink sequins

supplies: card base, gold foiled, ivory and black cardstock, 2 patterned papers, sentiment embellishment, butterfly and floral lace border dies

supplies: white card base, floral patterned paper, green polaroid frame, floral and sentiment embellishments

This kit will be available all this month through December 24.  It is available only as a subscription, but you can cancel and rejoin at any time, if you like.  All details can be found HERE.

I hope I've inspired you to give this kit a look!  Thanks for stopping by today.

Joyful Christmas

Hello!  Today I have some cards made with Spellbinder's November Card Kit of the Month, entitled Joyful Christmas.

This kit contains everything you'll need to make lots of cards: A2 card blanks and envelopes, a die set, a stamp set, a 6" pad of patterned papers, embellishments to match, even adhesive and foam squares!  I tried to use a little bit of everything.  

Here are my cards.  All of them have touches of gold foiling that I can't get to show up in my pictures, sorry.  But it adds a lovely festive twinkle to everything!

supplies: pink cardstock, pink striped patterned paper, poinsettias, leaves, and star embellishments, stamped sentiment

supplies: plaid patterned paper, pine and stars embellishments, bell jar sticker, stamped sentiment (embossed in gold), my own natural twine 

supplies: white card base, snowfall patterned paper, trees and fawn embellishments, snowflake puffy stickers, sentiment sticker

All details can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today - I hope I've inspired you to give this sweet kit a look.

You Are Stellar

 Hello!  Today I have 3 cards that I made using supplies in the Spellbinders October Card Kit called You are Stellar.  These kits are new to me, but I'm learning that there's something for everyone in these sets.

Being the old quilter that I am, the first thing I open is the pad of patterned papers, and I used these as a starting point for all of my cards.  

supplies: white card base, starry night sky patterned paper, Puffy gold sentiment stickers, moon, stars, and cloud from the die-cut shapes in the kit

You know me and florals, there's a pretty one that had some floral die-cuts to match - such soft colors, a real opposite to the one above!

supplies: white card base, floral and green grid patterned paper, matching die-cut shape and sentiment, frame dies from the die set in the kit

And finally, something waaaaaay out of my comfort zone:

supplies: white card base, ombreed patterned paper, stickers and die-cut shapes, and some irridescent sequins from the kit

This kit will be available all this month through Oct 24.  It's available as a subscription, but you can cancel and rejoin as you like.  All the details are HERE.

Thanks for stopping in!

Together is the Best

 Hello!  Today I have some cards made with the Spellbinders September Card Kit of the Month.  

This kit contains everything you'll need to make lots of cards: A2 card blanks and envelopes, a die set, a stamp set, a 6" pad of patterned papers, die-cuts, chipboard frames, puffy stickers, even adhesive and foam squares!  All you need is ink!  This one had lots of gold highlights in it, which I used liberally!  I tried to use a little bit of everything, and I used ONLY the supplies in the kit.  Here are my cards separately.

This first one features the telephone die-set in this kit - the details are amazing!  I just added a gold heart and a sentiment from the puffy stickers.

My 2nd card uses one of the frames, plus 2 die-cuts and a stamped sentiment.

I loved this floral patterned paper, and matched up some more die-cuts with it for my 3rd card.  I made a little dangling garland of hearts.

This kit will be available all this month through Sept. 24.  It is available only as a subscription, but you can cancel and rejoin at any time, if you like.  All details can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today.